Ali Ptolemy said it wasn’t the 30-pound weight loss that made her doctor look suspicious. It was the sudden decrease in her blood pressure. Ali Ptolemy said it wasn’t the 30-pound weight loss that ...

The graceful movements of dance offer seniors a unique opportunity to enhance their stability. Regular participation in dance classes helps older adults maintain and improve their balance—a critical ...

Staying physically active helps seniors boost energy, improve mood, and strengthen the mind-body connection. (Leslie Sokol's Dance photo) The connection between your physical and mental well-being is ...

Sally Winchell rarely turns down a challenge. Beauty queen and bodybuilder? Check. Ballroom dance competitor? Why not? Fitness instructor, nutritional adviser, motivational speaker, wife and mother?

SALT LAKE CITY — After arriving early, Mary Walter chatted with friends as she slipped on her dancing shoes ahead of the weekly line dancing class at the Murray Senior Recreation Center. As more ...

Dance can act as a fun “exercise in disguise.” Studies have consistently shown that dance can inspire social connections, improve mood and aid cognition, while also leading to improvements in mobility ...

Marcia Howard was 70-years-old when she put on her first pair of tap shoes. "It's just so much fun. We laugh a lot. I love the exercise. It's excellent cardio, and it's certainly good for the brain," ...

FOR the longest time, she was using a walking stick as an aid and could not bend down to tie up her shoelaces. After four weeks of dance exercise, she was able to lose the walking stick and perform ...

“Participating in a dance class presents cognitive challenges, as the brain has to adapt to changing moves,” explains Alice Marshall, a senior lecturer in dance at the University of Derby. “This ...